Manager, Sustainability Job Description
Manager, sustainability
provides support to audits as needed to assess software development life cycle (SDLC) and equipment engineering methodologies at Suppliers providing manufacturing equipment and control systems.
Manager, Sustainability Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Environmentally Responsible Operations
Collaborate with internal leaders to advance goals related to create a better world
Lead strategic project pursuits
Ability to listen and learn and engender trust among various constituencies
Develop, administer, and manage risk and opportunity assessments for new technologies/project investigations
Liaise with Governmental departments and outside environmental agencies as required by individual projects and subject to the approval of the Legal and Corporate teams
Turn data and insights into products and mechanisms
Professionally communicate and present to decision makers and senior leaders
Gather product requirements and feedback from project stakeholders – including customers – on an ongoing basis
Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within project teams
Manager, Sustainability Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Manager, Sustainability
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: LEED, ISO, EPA, ISO14001, PMP, WELL, USGBC, TRUE, GRI, TSCA
Education for Manager, Sustainability
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the manager, sustainability job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Sustainability, Engineering, Business, Environmental Science, MBA, Education, Management, Science, Environmental Studies, Technical
Skills for Manager, Sustainability
Desired skills for manager, sustainability include:
Build processes
Code reviews
Operations
Source control management
Testing
Professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle
Footwear
Apparel and accessories manufacturing
Chemistry related to footwear material manufacturing
Area of sustainability analytics and stakeholder expectations
Desired experience for manager, sustainability includes:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental or related science
Minimum of 5 years operational and/or facility management services
Travel (up to 25%) is required and may include periodic travel to client properties
Preferred location is Charlotte, NC or Chicago, IL
5+ years of experience in corporate sustainability, or within a business role responsible for management of sustainability success metrics
Significant professional exposure to green design, construction and certification under existing global green building schemes
Manager, Sustainability Examples
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Manager, Sustainability Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a manager, sustainability. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, sustainability
- Ensure all key timelines and sample delivery dates are confirmed with the factories, monitored and input into critical path, highlighting any potential problems that may affect these dates to management
- Counter sourcing fabrics and manufacturers who deliver within target price structure and to achieve margin
- Creating a seasonal sourcing plan and maintaining an archive of suppliers
- Drive Gross Margin by reducing inefficiencies in production and supply chain process
- Work with factories and suppliers to reduce delivery windows and deliver ahead of the shipping windows
- Manage Bill of Material work sheets for all categories
- Work closely with NGO’s to develop the skills of the women and deliver
- Manage maintaining standard measurements records for all garment types
- Undertaking regular competitor research to ensure fit and sizing is competitive
- Helping to define and maintain grading and sizing rules for each garment type
Qualifications for manager, sustainability
- Growth mindset and a passion to imagine and deploy completely new solutions to solve some of the world's toughest environmental challenges
- Develops and formulates company Sustainability digital and social marketing campaigns supporting strategies to build company trust and brand love
- Manages global, cross-functional delivery teams that deliver agile execution of campaigns, adapting to in-flight performance, and consumer response
- Diagnoses business needs, aligns with organizational objectives, creates strategies, and leads execution through planned and opportunistic delivery of digital programs supporting the company’s Sustainability initiatives
- Manages partnerships with digital platforms, emergent technologists, NGO’s/NFP’s, customers, content creators/influencers, and agency stakeholders in company digital Sustainability program delivery
- Leads and manages the vendor partnership with a Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) to deliver content optimization and remarketing for all campaigns
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of manager, sustainability. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for manager, sustainability
- Work with the Brands, Operations, Engineering and other key internal groups to drive corporate sustainability initiatives within Hilton’s global portfolio of hotels
- Relay all Pre production fit comments to the pattern cutters to ensure pattern amendments have been made according to comments, ensuring all fit comments are fed back to the factory to ensure any future sample or production reflects the changes from the meeting
- Helping to maintain sewing rules and make standards to ensure the factory understands the standards required to produce for the brand
- Manage and engage internal stakeholders to ensure progress remains on track for achievement of public environmental targets
- Responsible for assessing inefficiencies in our organisation and working toward creating a greener innovative organization
- Define and ensure the strategic deployment of aliminium used cup recycling in the Swiss Market
- Manage transverse projects linked to recycling and sustainable development (Positive Cup, AAA, CO2) and build continuous improvement actions
- Improve and develop continuously the recycling process of our B2C and B2B cups (recoveries, treatment and re-valuation)
- Management of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and development of reduction impacts strategy
- Be the ambassador of the Nespresso sustainable development process internally and in externally (partners, Nestlé and Nespresso International)
Qualifications for manager, sustainability
- Demonstrated ability to work across organizational
- Ability and desire to function effectively as part of a team
- Fluency in a corporate environment, , ability to coordinate meetings and strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to deal with issues included under the sustainability umbrella – product sustainability, carbon accounting, corporate responsibility, community involvement, human rights, sustainable supply chain management, risk-management
- Experience with sustainability reporting is a plus
- Electronics industry/technical experience a plus
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Manager, Sustainability Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a manager, sustainability. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, sustainability
- Collaborate with DFA commercial operations and Area staff to leverage sustainability and CSR opportunities with ingredient and fluid milk customers
- Green Buildings
- Assist with the implementation of sustainable certification and recertification programs
- Support with the implementation of Sustainable Development Standards for renovation projects
- Support with the implementation of energy and water efficiency projects
- Be a champion of waste minimization and recycling programs
- Manage the utility rebate application process for energy & water efficiency projects
- Green Meetings
- Support with the implementation of signature green events for meeting clients
- Conduct training and audits of standard events to ensure internal teams use proper procedures
Qualifications for manager, sustainability
- Five years of experience implementing sustainability or environmental/resource conservation programs in a related field such as planning, environmental or resource management, or facilities management, with relevant leadership expertise
- Must be willing and able to travel both domestically and internationally as required
- SunLit experience preferred
- Degree in Sustainability or other technical fields preferred
- LEED AP ID&C preferred
- Ability to create and deliver clear and concise presentations
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a manager, sustainability. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for manager, sustainability
- Summarize key findings from monthly utility trends, metering data and diagnose reasons for any performance fluctuations
- Compile and submit data for annual Carbon Disclosure Project and Environmental Reports
- Provide general administrative work and other responsibilities as needed
- Hire, train and manage student interns, if needed
- Provide expert guidance and technical leadership regarding applicable regulatory requirements related to storage, transport and disposal of all UMHHC wastes
- Design, direct and conduct response for hazardous material complaints, spills and releases
- Compose and submit all required waste reports for UMHHC, including but not limited to Tier II chemical reporting, HazMat business plans and annual chemical reporting
- Contribute to, lead and develop Environmental Services waste management efforts, including but not limited to
- Benchmark performance vs
- Manage a group of engineers in a highly performing engineering organization
Qualifications for manager, sustainability
- Deep understanding of corporate sustainability's role in driving business success
- Strong technical knowledge and analytical capabilities to support data-driven internal business units' development, justification, and achievement of sustainability targets
- Experience with ISO 50001 BREEAM, Code for Sustainable Homes and LEED, and thorough knowledge of EU sustainability and environmental legislation
- Experience with, and in-depth knowledge of, all mechanical, electrical, life safety and building automation systems that are typically used within DC industry
- Ability to work positively with DC teams, fellow employees, outside contractors and vendors to manage environmental sustainability matters, ideally with involvement in infrastructure programs (construction)
- Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills with the ability to operate with flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly evolving and collaborative environment and work
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a manager, sustainability. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for manager, sustainability
- Effectively communicate strategy and priorities to senior leaders
- Work collaboratively with multiple DFA departments to publish and update DFA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports and websites
- Within the priorities of DFA's CSR initiatives (responsible farming, innovative solutions, food safety, community), identify and pursue initiatives that demonstrate continuous improvement
- Regularly communicate to cross-functional management on progress toward key priorities
- Support development, implementation, and administration of member-focused animal care and farm practices programs
- Lead administration of DFA Cares programs and monthly activity reports to management
- Keep building managers and engineers informed of variances in building energy and water use and trends in energy and resource projects
- Manage Client’s LEED for Existing Buildings program and annual recertification of facilities
- Be key contact person from business site for defining sustain of the new eCom projects from Strategic delivery
- Be the driver of new delivery services to our eCom customers
Qualifications for manager, sustainability
- 3+ years of experience working in the Sustainability field or in a related Think Tank or consulting situation
- Bachelors in animal science, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and/or related field
- 5+ years of experience working in animal agriculture and/or related field
- A demonstrated passion for sustainability and a vision for the future of agriculture
- Previous experience managing diverse stakeholders
- Strong strategy and policy development skills